The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio screens at the Clay Theater at 7:30 followed by a performance by the group and Q&A with filmmaker Agostino Ferrente. The documentary tells story of an effort to save a historic theater by creating an orchestra made up of musicians from all over the world. The tour is being presented by Netflix's Red Envelope Entertainment.

It opens Friday at 7 pm with Ernst Lubitsch's The Student Prince of Old Heidelberg. Chronicle film critic Mick LaSalle (who has written about star Norma Shearer in his book Complicated Women) introduces the film. He talked with Silent Film Festival executive director Stacy Wisnia and with artistic director Stephen Salmons on recent podcasts.

July 06, 2007

Gypsy Caravan director Jasmine Dellal will do a Q&A after the Saturday, July 7th 4:50 show at the Shattuck and the 7 pm show at the Lumiere. Voices of Roma will present live music and a discussion on Friday, July 6th at the 7 pm Lumiere and the Saturday, July 7th show at 7:10 pm at the Shattuck.

Also tonight on most PBS stations and online later this week is the last episode of this season of Frontline/World (though they will be posting a new story or photo essay each week this summer - subscribe to the newsletter to get updates).

June 22, 2007

The best musical (and one of the best movies) I saw last year, Colma: the Musical, opens Friday in San Francisco. There will be Q&As at the Embarcadero with director Richard Wong, screenwriter and star H.P. Mendoza, and other cast members at the 7:30 pm and 10 pm shows on Friday, June 22 and Saturday, June 23rd. There will also be a party Friday at Frisson.

It will be opening in New York City on July 6th at The Quad Cinemas at 34 W. 13th St and in LA in August. Hopefully, it will be the sleeper indie hit of the summer (they already have an ad promoting repeat viewings) and expand to other cities.

More photos from the premiere at the 2006 San Francisco International Film Festival where it won a special jury award (they did the trailer for this year's fest). RIchard Wong was also a finalist for the Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award.

She's been on a tour
for the book and will be in the bay area over the next couple of days
before heading to Seattle (, Portland, and LA. She'll have a
conversation with Rebecca Solnit (who wrote the foreward) on Thursday,
March 1st at 7 pm at New College (details). On Friday, March 2nd at 7:30 pm, she'll be reading at Black Oak Books in Berkeley.

October 22, 2006

They continue Sunday with the last round of performances starting at 2:45 pm. Full details at epiphanydance.org If you're running late, the other three sites for the dances are 50 California, Pier 38, and the Cal Train station at 4th...